BREAKING THE LAW

Flashcards! You will have a quiz on the terms that

are underlined. You will also need to provide an

example of the infraction in the context of the medical field.

The Law 2 types

Criminal law dealing with wrongs against a person, property, or society○ Practicing without a license○ Misuse of narcotics○ Theft○ Murder

Civil law: deals with legal relationships between people and protection of a persons’ rights○ Contracts○ Torts: A wrongful act that does not involve a contract

Crimes Malpractice: providing improper or

unprofessional treatment or careLiability insurance: protection providers can

purchase in the case of a malpractice suit○ EXPEN$IVE!

Examples?

Crimes Negligence: failure to provide care that

is normally expected of a person equally trained in that particular situation, resulting in injury to the patientExamples?

Crimes Assault: can include a threat or attempt

to injure Battery: unlawful touch of another

without their consentInformed consent!

○ What did that mean again?○ Protocol for accepting written or verbal

Surgery, treatment for minors, invasive procedure = written consent needed

Examples?

Crimes Invasion of privacy: unnecessary

exposure of an individual or revealing personal information about an individual without consentExamples?

Crimes False imprisonment: restraining a

patient or restricting their freedomExamples?

Crime Abuse: any care that result in physical

harm, pain, or mental anguishTypes:

○ Physical○ Verbal○ Psychological○ Sexual○ Domestic○ Child○ Elder

Examples?

Crimes Defamation: false statements which may

damage a person’s reputationSlander: information is spoken

○ Example?Libel: information is written

○ Example?